Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 549: Five hundred and forty-four, to wear the crown, one must bear its weight_1

Chapter 549: Five hundred and forty-four, to wear the crown, one must bear its weight_1

Old Zhang had been anxious and desperate since early morning.

At this moment, he was pacing back and forth, unable to come up with a solution.

It wasn’t until Director Gu arrived that he felt as if he had seen a ray of hope.

"Director Gu, the company’s situation doesn’t look good," he said anxiously to Gu.

"Has nobody come in for interviews all this time?" Gu asked.

"That’s not all! We even took the initiative to go out and ask around, but those people would rather stand by the bridge holding signs than come to us.

We distributed job notices in many communities, only to have them torn down the next day.

I don’t know why they are saying that we are unqualified.

But I’ve seen many other job postings that are not as good as ours."

Old Zhang was afraid of Director Gu not understanding, so he explained with great effort.

He had worked in Chuan City all his life and had never encountered such a situation before.

Although their renovation business was not anything new,

it seemed bizarre that those with families to feed at home wouldn’t take the money that was right at their doorstep.

He didn’t believe there wasn’t something fishy going on.

Director Gu remained silent for a while after hearing this.

Then he said to him, "Let’s not worry about recruiting for now, drag it out a bit longer."

He dared not act rashly, as he knew money could make even ghosts turn the millstone.

No recruits? That could only mean the pay was too meager.

He understood the principle that under generous rewards, there must be brave men.

When Old Zhang heard Director Gu decide to delay, he sighed, seeming to agree that there was no other option for now.

In fact, he wanted to ask Director Gu if perhaps they should offer more money?

The company couldn’t just be left as an empty shell.

But he didn’t dare say it, even though he had been promoted to the CEO of the company by Director Gu, the real power behind the company had always been Director Gu.

His thoughts were effortlessly seen through by Director Gu.

Director Gu asked him very seriously at this point, "Do you think we should increase the salary?"

Old Zhang felt a bit embarrassed to be directly questioned like this.

Yet, he nodded honestly.

Now that Director Gu had asked, there was no need to beat around the bush.

"Have you considered that if we raise the price, not to mention the extra costs that we could incur,

what if, in our rush to treat the illness, we hire someone sent by our competitors? The price we would have to pay then would be much more painful than not finding people."

"So from now on, let’s put the recruiting on hold, stop it for now!"

As Director Gu unraveled the situation for Old Zhang layer by layer, like peeling an onion.

Old Zhang looked at Director Gu with a face full of astonishment and shock.

He really hadn’t thought of the depth of this issue just a moment ago.

He had simply wanted the company to get back to operating like those other companies as soon as possible.

It was only after Director Gu finished speaking that he suddenly realized how naive he had been.

"I’m sorry, Director Gu, I didn’t consider it thoroughly," he said, apologizing to Director Gu frankly.

At that moment, he truly realized how vast the gap between himself and Director Gu was.

"However, it’s normal for you to think that way, after all, the company can’t go on like this forever, nor can it never hire people,"

Director Gu understood what was really making Old Zhang anxious.

He was in a hurry too, with about twenty days left until it began.

If Wei Tianfu’s contract was thrown over and his own side had no manpower, that would really be game over.

Both he and Wei Tianfu would probably become a laughing stock.

Director Gu gave Old Zhang some other tasks, then left the place...

"If you call me Brother Zhu Zi, then I’ll recognize you as my brother."

"The business world is a battlefield, and if you, brother, are entering the fray, you must have considered the consequences."

"There’s no turning back after the bow has been drawn; even if it’s a road to death, we must walk it."

Wu Dazhu sat across from him, holding a freshly brewed Pu’er tea, and poured a cup for Director Gu.

Director Gu, after hearing him, simply said calmly, "I need money."

He didn’t come to Wu Dazhu today to seek help in devising a strategy.

He believed that Wu Dazhu, much like a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river, would be unable to assist him in this matter.

His purpose for coming here was one thing, and that was to get money!

Wu Dazhu might not have anything else, but he certainly would not be short of money.

"Brother, didn’t you just take one million a few days ago?" Wu Dazhu hadn’t expected Director Gu to need money so soon.

Not long ago, he had given Director Gu a large sum.

Of course, being in a high position, he could see every transaction of Director Gu’s spending, and also knew exactly how much money Director Gu had in his Chuan City Bank account.

This was something Director Gu knew Wu Dazhu would be keeping an eye on.

Whether he was doing it of his own accord or under the instruction of Wei Tianfu didn’t matter.

Even if Wu Dazhu weren’t watching, and Wei Tianfu hadn’t given such instructions, Director Gu would have voluntarily submitted those transaction details when the time came.

This money didn’t come without strings attached.

He still had over eight hundred thousand in his Chuan City Bank account, which could be considered quite wealthy.

"Not enough," was all Director Gu responded with.

Hearing Director Gu’s response, Wu Dazhu didn’t immediately know what to say.

He was aware that Director Gu still had eight hundred thousand and hadn’t spent any of it.

Was that not enough? That seemed a bit too cautious.

"I can allocate another million to you, given that things haven’t started yet."

"However, as your brother, I must say this beforehand, ’Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.’"

"If you can’t handle the situation in the end, don’t blame your brother."

He was willing to give the money, and he had made his stance clear.

After hearing this, Director Gu’s face remained expressionless.

He was, of course, aware of what it meant.

If he took two million and things didn’t go well, he presumed his own situation would be over.

"Thank you."

After saying this, Director Gu promptly left the office, looking quite hurried.

Watching Director Gu’s hastening figure leave, Wu Dazhu sighed.

He picked up the phone from the desk, hesitated for a moment, but still made the call.

After a short while, Wei Tianfu’s voice came through from the other end.

"He just asked me for another million. I agreed," said Wu Dazhu.

"Oh?"

Wei Tianfu was silent for a moment.

Then he said, "Then give it to him."

The call was ended after a few simple exchanges.

Wu Dazhu took a long breath.

He opened a drawer.

Inside the drawer was all the information on Director Gu.

He scrutinized it carefully for a while, then muttered to himself.

"Little brother, oh little brother, if this deal doesn’t come through, I’ll have to go back home with you and farm sweet potatoes."

Director Gu, who had already left, knew that Wu Dazhu would definitely report to Wei Tianfu.

He also knew that Wei Tianfu would never refuse him.

He viewed it as a stone’s throw to gauge their attitudes.

Thankfully, the result was quite satisfying to Director Gu.

Director Gu wasn’t seeking the additional money just to let it mold in the bank.

He first went home, waiting for Ji Pianran and the others to return.